Title in the Language of the Records

Deutschland, Bayern, Nördlingen Archivgut

Record Description

This collection will include records from 1385 to 1943.

This collection of mixed records from the city archives of Bavaria covers the inclusive years of about 1400-1943. Most of the records are handwritten in narrative style and, in later years, in formatted forms. The record text is in German.

This collection may include records such as:

Censuses

Church records

Citizenship rolls

City directories

Emigration records

Genealogy records

Obituaries

School records

Wills

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Most of the time these records are created to help civil authorities and for the benefits of its citizens.

Most of the records listed in this collection are reliable to a point, depending on the knowledge of the person giving the information and the person that received it and recorded it. The most used records for genealogical research are the civil registration records after 1876 and the church records before that date. However, if those are not available, the population registers (census) and emigration records are also reliable and great records to search for data that will help find other family members and other records.

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Funeral Sermon

Church Proclamation

Emigration Record

Wills Page 1

Wills Page 2

School Records

These records usually contain the following information:

Names of parents, children, witnesses

Dates and places of events, ages

Residence and religion of principals

Occupation of principal person and maybe of other people listed depending on the record

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Some records have indexes at the end of the volume. Frequently, these indexes are arranged by the given name of the individual and sometimes use the Latin form of the name. Those volumes without indexes need to be searched chronologically for the individuals sought. When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information about other people listed in the record. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors.

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Use the birth or baptism date and place to find the family in census records.

Use the residence and names of the parents to locate civil and land records.

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Burial place may also help you find a couple's migration pattern.

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